Websites are different from both blogs and wikis. Blogs and wikis have already been compared so I will discuss the use of websites in teaching context.
A website is created by the user and cannot be edited by anyone, nor can anyone post a comment in response to the creator.
I have set up a website, and while it is a working progress, I intend to use it as part of my final assessment for this subject. The following link will take you to my website created using weebly.com http://manageelearning.weebly.com/
I think that a website would be very useful in a teaching context. The learning manager would be able to setup the website and modify it as necessary. All information would be accessable to students at any time.
The site could be set up to cover a whole unit topic or a smaller component of the unit. New 'pages' could be set up for each new concept and/or task. Guidelines for assessments could be added for clarrification as well as other useful tools such as work sheets.
Checking that work has been completed as well as te progress of the students would be relatively easy. The learning manager would just need to add some quizzes to the website and have the students complete and print them out for their portfolio once being checked by the learning manager.
Additional resources could be added to the website for the students that are 'zooming ahead' and for the students that may be struggling to grasp a concept.
The website would only be useful if it were setup in a user friendly way and as long as all of the necessary 'minimum' information for students was added prior to the lesson it will be covered in. Students would be able to work at their own pace, however the learning manager would need to make sure that students are on task during class time to ensure they 'keep up'. One way to do this would be to set guidelines for which topics are covered each week and the minimum work that needs to be completed. For those students that aren't on track, a hard copy of the lesson should be available so that they are not tempted to look at other websites while on the computer during class time.
Hopefully this has given you something to think about for your class room.
Hi Renee,
ReplyDeleteI think that websites used in the classroom are vital because it allows the students to learn in a different way than the common methods most predominatly taught...
Hi Renee,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts on websites. They could be an easy and fun tool for students to use as a class or individually. The teacher could inform parents of class activities, display homework etc. Providing all students have home computers I guess. I also have used them for uni presentations instead of powerpoint, the audience can review the info at a later date.